Stories of
American Heroes -
Brought to you from the "Home of Heroes" - Pueblo, Colorado

Earl D. Gregory

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Born:October 18, 1897 at Chase
City, VA

Entered
Service in the US Army from Chase City, VA

Earned The Medal of Honor During World War I For heroism
October 08, 1918 at Bois-de-Consenvoye, France

Died:January
06, 1972 at the age of 74

Sergeant
Gregory earned the Medal of Honor for heroism near
Bois-de-Consenvoye, near Verdun, France, during intense assaults
upon enemy positions. With the remark "I will get
them," he seized a rifle and a trench-mortar shell, which
he used as a hand grenade, left his detachment of the
trench-mortar platoon, and advancing ahead of the infantry,
captured a machinegun and three of the enemy. Advancing still
farther from the machinegun nest, he captured a 7.5-centimeter
mountain howitzer and, entering a dugout in the immediate
vicinity, single-handedly captured 19 of the enemy.